Mountain Goat vs polar sedge

Oreamnos americanus compared with Carex arctiformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	polar sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Oreamnos	Carex
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Carex arctiformis

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

polar sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	polar sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

polar sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.